A166 Road

The A166 road is a trunk road between the outskirts of York and Driffield in the historic county of Yorkshire. The road used to terminate at the seaside town of Bridlington, until the opening of the Driffield by-pass caused the final section to be renumbered as the A614. HistoryThe A166 follows the path of an old Roman road from York to Stamford Bridge, where it forded the river at the place where the modern bridge is located. The bridge is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The road was turnpiked between York and Stone Dale as part of the York, Kexby Bridge, Grimston and Stone Dale Turnpike Trust established in 1806. A turnpike Trust had existed since 1765, but this included new maintenance provisions. The Trust lasted until 1872. There are a number of Scheduled Ancient Monuments that lay alongside the A166, most notably in the area of Garrowby Hill. Kitty Hill, round barrow Garrowby Hill Top Farm, three round barrows Cot Nab Farm, two round barrows and multiple linear dykes South Wold Farm, linear boundary dyke, two round barrows Fordham Farm, round barrow In 1983, the Driffield by-pass was built and became the route of the A166, which had previously gone through the centre of the busy market town. The by-pass was renumbered in 1996 to become the A614 and thus shorten the historic old road.

The A166 road is a trunk road between the outskirts of York and Driffield in the historic county of Yorkshire. The road used to terminate at the seaside town of Bridlington, until the opening of the Driffield by-pass caused the final section to be renumbered as the A614. HistoryThe A166 follows the path of an old Roman road from York to Stamford Bridge, where it forded the river at the place where the modern bridge is located. The bridge is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The road was turnpiked between York and Stone Dale as part of the York, Kexby Bridge, Grimston and Stone Dale Turnpike Trust established in 1806. A turnpike Trust had existed since 1765, but this included new maintenance provisions. The Trust lasted until 1872. There are a number of Scheduled Ancient Monuments that lay alongside the A166, most notably in the area of Garrowby Hill. Kitty Hill, round barrow Garrowby Hill Top Farm, three round barrows Cot Nab Farm, two round barrows and multiple linear dykes South Wold Farm, linear boundary dyke, two round barrows Fordham Farm, round barrow In 1983, the Driffield by-pass was built and became the route of the A166, which had previously gone through the centre of the busy market town. The by-pass was renumbered in 1996 to become the A614 and thus shorten the historic old road.